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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 33m

Medicare was created because high-quality insurance for older and disabled Americans was completely unaffordable. Well, guess what... now it's completely unaffordable for just about everyone.

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 15h

JOB: The @psumbiome.bsky.social mission is to accelerate microbiome science by bringing curiosity and creativity to the vital next steps of the field. This mission requires fast paced execution; and we celebrate meaningful work from self-starters. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_St...

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Research Project Manager - One Health Microbiome Center

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Michael S Roth @msroth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Catching up with Mark Lilla “Such a regime could attain its ends by making only a small number of opponents suffer physically while leaving the rest in psychological torment, wondering if or when the blow will fall.” www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...

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From Fear Set Free | Mark Lilla

Humankind cannot bear very much uncertainty; to our dying day, we are all afraid of the dark. And so we perceive the world selectively, exaggerating the

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s all a coordination failure, classic game theory, poor equilibrium outcome. Everyone would be better off and prefer it if the sticker price reflected actual cost of instruction. But changing unilaterally is hard.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Except that is is fueling the education value narrative. Lots of people never get to net tuition, see the sticker price and run away.

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American Statistical Association History of Statistics @hos-asa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#WomenInStatistics Hilda Geiringer-von Mises b #OTD 1893 (d 22 March 1973) IMS Fellow. A first-rate mathematical statistics scholar, she is also a ‘missed genius’. A refugee from Nazi-occupied Europe she was denied a permanent faculty position at US research universities because of her gender.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Does it survive control for gender? In other words, is this just a proxy for male gender composition, or is it getting at hormonally insecure male gender composition.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are also interested in PhDs and other doctorates, it's more complicated. The kinds of loans that grad students have relied on to pay for living expenses (grad-PLUS) have been eliminated, which is likely to reduce numbers overall.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If by doctors, you mean medical doctors, then I would predict that it won't affect numbers much at all because there is so much excess demand for medical school slots. It will change *who* goes to medical school.

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 27/09/2026

Nothing came out of the Trump-Xi summit. It also sucked all the oxygen out of the room. Yet, other really important TRADE STUFF did happen this week. ICYMI, here is some of it (1/N): (photo credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Would love if someday we started calling them patients again.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Does the @nytimes.com use the phrase "bring journalists to heel" - or is that just for universities?

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am so sorry for your loss, Stacie.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Me on my last day as a professor.

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Me on my first day of grad school. www.thefarside.com/2026/09/23/0

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Kinda unfair to have to compete against a book about orgasms, though. There should be a subcategory.

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 23/09/2026

Wow.

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American Statistical Association History of Statistics @hos-asa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you are visiting Canterbury, forget about Thomas a Becket and the Cathedral! Here is the blue plaque marking the birthplace of William Seeley Gosset (aka Student) in 1876

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 23/09/2026

SO SO great to join the amazing @kairyssdal.bsky.social on Marketplace! This time, we previewed the upcoming US-China summit between Presidents Trump and Xi. Have a listen 🎙️: www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 22/09/2026

We have a three-faculty cluster hire in research methods, two in my department (qualitative and quantitative methods) and one in a sister department (education data science methods). apply.interfolio.com/192264

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 22/09/2026

And we're searching for an assistant professor in educational leadership, with a preference for someone with training and expertise in special education. apply.interfolio.com/192339

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I do wonder if these kinds of relative well-being measures are part of what explains the disconnect between consumer confidence and measures like inflation.

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Know anyone in Milwaukee, Wisconsin? Please forward them this. We need their feedback on difficult choices facing the transit system. www.ridemcts.com/programs/mct...

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MCTS Forward

MCTS Forward is a collaborative effort to think about the future of public transit in Milwaukee County.

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 21/09/2026

When students and families are contacting financial aid offices as frequently as during the FAFSA fiasco a few years ago, it's clear that implementing new federal loan limits on an extremely tight timeline has been a challenge. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

At Saint Louis University, students and families have inundated the financial aid office with calls and emails, asking about the loan changes.

Alex DeLonis, assistant vice president of student financial services, said his office received 5,000 calls—the same call volume SLU experienced during the bungled launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid in 2024. Emails, he said, followed a similar pattern.

“We thought FAFSA simplification might have been an anomaly … but to have two pieces of legislation that have completely flipped things upside down and we’ve had to implement so closely together—it’s just a lot,” DeLonis said. “It’s hard to predict and plan when the rules change along the way.”

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The plan requires all NIH awards to be directly approved by Vought. No NIH award could be made without his approval.

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Institute for Research on Poverty @irpwisc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Are you a researcher at a WI-based institution? Is your work focused on studying policies and programs that impact Wisconsinites? Join the WPRN to connect, collaborate, and share opportunities with fellow scholars. Join today: www.irp.wisc.edu/wisconsin-pr... #PovertyResearch #HigherEd #WPRN

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

That is some deep lore. Scuzzlebutt was too good for this earth.

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PROFS @profsuwmadison.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Cap Times takes a detailed look at the policy that guarantees admission to UW-Madison to the top 5% of Wisconsin high school seniors. The policy–in its second year–was the part of a 2023 legislative compromise that provided funding for the Engineering Building but eliminated many DEI positions.

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Wisconsin’s college admissions law has unintended consequences

Policymakers touted the law's goal of keeping top students in-state and demystifying UW-Madison's admissions. Early results raise doubts about its impact.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Putin, Wrestling, Money, Covfefe, Tariff?

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

These numbers don't make sense to me, honestly. I thought marketplace enrollment was like 24 million. 4.2% of the population is about 14 million. Must be how the categories are defined.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hassett probably gave him the national income identity formula, and he has no idea where the C, I, G, X and M actually come from.

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Michelle S. Phelps @michellesphelps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Do you know a student thinking about a PhD in Soc? @umnsociology.bsky.social is running a how to apply workshop in October and encourage all to join! More info at: cla.umn.edu/sociology/gr...

Event flyer for event on Oct. 21, 1-2:30pm featuring professors Mike Esposito and Michelle Phelps. Learn more about the Ph.D program at the University of Minnesota.

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Catie Hausman @catiehausman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

universities are fucking amazing. you mean i get to be surrounded by brilliant people with interesting ideas and a collaborative spirit, and we can hang out and talk about how to help each other learn more? how the fuck did i win this jackpot, i love my job ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Your 40s are spent trying to be "that guy" (gender neutral), then your 50s are for realizing that it actually is structural after all.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Nothing makes you realize the kids are alright more than sitting & talking with a couple dozen of them for a couple hours at office hours. It would be great if the Ranting Pundits convinced that they know What Is Wrong With Higher Education could meet these students full of great questions & ideas.

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Adam Lippert @lippertam.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Demographer friends: I know y'all got some tea to spill

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Even "people who believe" is a stretch. "People who allege" is more accurate.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 15/09/2026

↑ This is a keen insight by @djvanness.bsky.social. The very act of recklessly throwing the entire student visa/OPT system into chaos and unpredictability, regardless of the outcomes of the rulemaking and litigation processes, constitutes in itself a large tax on the system.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Apparently, my last pair of Ray Bans was my LAST PAIR of Ray Bans.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 14/09/2026

A federal judge just enjoined one of the US Administration’s sharpest attacks on international students. The ruling references research by me & my stellar co-authors six times. Facts matter. Facts are necessary for democracy, accountability, and the rule of law. Research delivers them.

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Memorandum & Order – #50 in Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration v. United States Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-13799) – CourtListener.com

District Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. Plaintiffs' motion for APA § 705 relief, a preliminary injunction, or, in the alternative, summary judgm...

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Not a lawyer, but it seems the judge was very careful not to exceed his scope of review here.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hero. Absolute hero. Thanks to Michael and colleagues for their incredibly important work documenting the harms - not only of the rule itself, but of the impact that uncertainty is already having on higher education.

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